Legal Opinion
Establishment of Switched Access Rates for U.S. v. AT & T Communications of Midwest Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 2000No. 21168PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSabers, Justice
[¶ 1.] The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved an incremental rate increase for U.S. West’s switched access service over a three-year period. The circuit court affirmed. US West appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Essential to the operation of the telecommunications systems is the switched access service. This “noncompetitive service” facilitates communication between consumers who have chosen different providers for their telephone services. In application, a switched access service rate is charged to the “resell” carrier for originating and terminating access to customers who…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sopko v. C & R Transfer Co., Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- US West Communications, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- Kjerstad v. Ravellette Publications, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Alverson v. Northwestern National Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Enchanted World Doll Museum v. BuskohlSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lloyd v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re One-Time Special Assessment by NspSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Lloyd v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Pesall v. Montana Dakota Utilities, Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
- U S West v. AT&T, Sprint, MCI, TAG and DTGSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000